Officials seek help identifying skeletal remains

Published: Friday, March 29, 2013 at 02:10 PM.

CRESTVIEW — Investigators on Friday removed skeletal remains found Thursday in a wooded area off Pandora Drive, according to police.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will take the remains for DNA testing to try to match it with a missing person, said Lt. Andrew Schneider, spokesman for the Crestview Police Department.

Local officers were notified after a group of teenagers discovered the remains Thursday afternoon behind a low-income housing development, according to a news release from the Police Department. Officers waited for FDLE personnel to arrive before they disturbed the site.

The remains appear to have been in the area for a long time, according to the news release. Police Chief Tony Taylor said the only way officials could tell the remains were human was the skull.

The race, sex and manner of death are not known.

Deteriorated clothing was found on the body. A tent also was found nearby.

Police are seeking information on any unreported missing person. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 682-3455 or 682-2055 after business hours.

CRESTVIEW — Investigators on Friday removed skeletal remains found Thursday in a wooded area off Pandora Drive, according to police.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement will take the remains for DNA testing to try to match it with a missing person, said Lt. Andrew Schneider, spokesman for the Crestview Police Department.

Local officers were notified after a group of teenagers discovered the remains Thursday afternoon behind a low-income housing development, according to a news release from the Police Department. Officers waited for FDLE personnel to arrive before they disturbed the site.

The remains appear to have been in the area for a long time, according to the news release. Police Chief Tony Taylor said the only way officials could tell the remains were human was the skull.

The race, sex and manner of death are not known.

Deteriorated clothing was found on the body. A tent also was found nearby.

Police are seeking information on any unreported missing person. Anyone with information is asked to call the department at 682-3455 or 682-2055 after business hours.